On the back of the Northern Soul Proms a couple of weeks ago and several
other orchestralised albums (e.g. Al Green, Motown, Myles Sanko to name a few),
Percy Sledge's 1966 classic get the orchestral treatment via Budapest
Symphony Orchestra.
Sadly it is probably the only song known by many from him which charted
twice in the UK reaching #4 initially in 1966 and #2 when reissued in 1987
as a result of it featuring in one of the Levi's TV commercials. His only
other UK chart hit was the 1966 follow-up single "Warm And Tender
Love". "When A Man Loves A Woman" was his very first release which hit #1
on Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. Needless to say he never
managed to equal it's success.
The song was written by two members of Sledges' group The Esquires
(Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright) and originally recorded at Rick Hall's
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoal. When a deal was struck with Atlantic
Records, Jerry Wexler requested that it be re-recorded as he thought that
the horns were out of tune. It was duly re-recorded at DJ Quin Ivy's
Norala Studios, however, there was a tape mix up and it was actually the
original recording that was released.
Sledge died of liver cancer in 2015 aged 74.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
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| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Classic Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Cleopatra Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 05/09/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | 3B/64 |
| Price: | £1 |
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